Culture & Education | Thursday 13 April, 2017 10:34 am

Huge potential for Saudi-Canadian cooperation in education: Envoy

Noting that there are more than 11,600 Saudi students studying in Canada, Canadian Ambassador Dennis Horak on Wednesday said there is huge potential for bilateral cooperation in the education sector. The Kingdom is “the sixth-largest source country for international students in Canada,” ...

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Culture & Education | Thursday 13 April, 2017 4:57 am

Dubai Culture Hosts a New Edition of ‘Live our Heritage Festival

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced the latest edition of its ‘Live our Heritage Festival’, which will run under the theme ‘UAE Folk Arts’ from 14 to 18 April 2017 at Mirdif...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 11:06 am

35,000 Saudi women studying abroad on govt scholarships

Some 35,000 Saudi women are studying abroad in 60 countries on government scholarships, said Shoura member Huda Al-Hulaisi, adding that Vision 2030 is based on the role of women and youths. She noted the gains of Saudi women in recent years as they have become members of the Shoura Council and...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 11 April, 2017 5:55 am

Festival of Media MENA Returns to Dubai for its Third Edition

Building on the hugely successful second edition in 2016, the Festival of Media MENA is returning to Dubai on Wednesday 26th April 2017 at the Waldorf Astoria on Palm Jumeirah. The third edition of this global conference and awards program will bring together senior level executives from the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 April, 2017 3:31 pm

Book exhibition, Arab reading challenge launched in Jeddah

The University of Business and Technology (UBT) with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education launched on Sunday a book exhibition and an Arabic reading challenge. The book exhibition and Arab reading challenge for students was inaugurated by Abdullah bin Ahmed Al-Thaqafi, director general of...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 April, 2017 11:33 am

Students from the International T&H College at Riyadh start their careers at Hilton

The International Tourism & Hospitality College at Riyadh is pleased to announce that five of its business and events students have recently joined the Hilton Hotel and Resort in Riyadh at the start of their careers within the industry. During the 3-year duration of the program, students...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 April, 2017 10:46 am

Alfaisal University hosts charity gala

An art exhibition and charity gala dinner for Makkah Emir Prince Khaled Al-Faisal and chairman of the board of trustees of Alfaisal University was hosted on the university premises last week. The exhibition, which started on April 6 at King Faisal Palace inside the university campus in Almaathar ...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 April, 2017 10:42 am

First time in 10 years pupils to attend schools in Ramadan

Despite requests by parents to close schools before the advent of Ramadan (May 27), the Ministry of Education remains firm on its decision that final term examinations will begin on Ramadan 9 (June 4) and schools will close for summer vacation on Ramadan 24 (June 19). In 10 years, this is the...

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Culture & Education | Monday 10 April, 2017 10:34 am

25,000 Tatweer buses back on streets

About 25,000 buses on Sunday began transporting about 1.2 million students to their schools and back home in various regions of the Kingdom after the end of the mid-year vacation. The Tatweer (Development) Company, which is the executive arm of the Ministry of Education for school transport, has ...

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Culture & Education | Sunday 9 April, 2017 2:06 pm

Launch of new Deloitte/ UBT employability program for Saudi university students

In line with Saudi Vision 2030 to equip young Saudi men and women for future careers, Deloitte collaborated with the University of Business and Technology (UBT) in Saudi Arabia, on creating a program to bring professional and technical skills to university students and support their employment...

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